The Romanian government approved in December 2022 the National Strategy on Long-Term Care and Active Ageing for 2023-2030. The strategy has the objective to increase the number of elderly people who are able to live an independent life as long as possible, while improving access to adequate long-term care services for dependent elderly people.
Romania has a rapidly ageing population, with around 3.7 million people aged 65 or over, around 19.2% of the population. This share is expected to increase further to 27.7% by 2050. At the same time, migration is expected to continue, birth rates to remain low, and life expectancy to increase. This is set to result in a significant proportion of elderly people, especially over the age of 80, who require long-term care services.
The strategy intends to strengthen the management, funding and quality of long-term care services for the elderly, prioritises prevention measures to enhance the efficiency of expenditures the quality of social assistance of the elderly. It is based on the principle of person-centred care and the priority support for home and community care.
The National Strategy has been adopted and is enforced.
More information can be found on the project webpage here.
- Reference
- C13.R7 in the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan
- Project locations
- Romania
- Project website
- http://mmuncii.ro/j33/index...